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Old 03-04-2009, 08:10 AM
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Whenever i get above 65mph the front end will start shaking. mostly only while i am accelerating. the tires have recently been rebalanced. I'm wondering what it could be.

*note: car is lowered on ebay adjustable coilovers (crapppy). the car is almost stock height now, but its still on those, i dont know if that affects it.

Does anyone know what this could be? please help.
Old 03-04-2009, 08:38 AM
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are your front rotors really warped?

have you had an alignment done recently? it could be a number of things
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are the tires in good shape? try rotating tires and see if that helps... might be a ball joint or wheel bearing issue too, check those out...
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are your front rotors really warped?

have you had an alignment done recently? it could be a number of things
i know it needs an alignment, i just had my brakes flushed and inspected, so i dont think its the rotors.
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are the tires in good shape? try rotating tires and see if that helps... might be a ball joint or wheel bearing issue too, check those out...
had the tires rotated last week, they are in ok shape. gotta check the bearings and joints. keep the help coming, thanks
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I previously returned my car for wheel balancing three times to a tire shop (NTB chain store) and still had the same problem. I then took my car to a local reputable mechanic who found that my wheels were indeed out of balance and then fixed the problem by properly balancing the wheels. It turned out that NTB's balancing machine was not calibrated and there was also user error by the operator. To compensate for this frustration, NTB not only gave me a full refund but also paid for the correct wheel balancing done by the mechanic.
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I previously returned my car for wheel balancing three times to a tire shop (NTB chain store) and still had the same problem. I then took my car to a local reputable mechanic who found that my wheels were indeed out of balance and then fixed the problem by properly balancing the wheels. It turned out that NTB's balancing machine was not calibrated and there was also user error by the operator. To compensate for this frustration, NTB not only gave me a full refund but also paid for the correct wheel balancing done by the mechanic.

damn thats crazy. i had them balanced at two different places tho, thought i might have had the same problem. still there
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take a look at the suspension bits in the front. like another member said earlier, could be parts such as tie-rods, wheel bearings, ball joints, etc...
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Originally Posted by RonJ@HT
I previously returned my car for wheel balancing three times to a tire shop (NTB chain store) and still had the same problem. I then took my car to a local reputable mechanic who found that my wheels were indeed out of balance and then fixed the problem by properly balancing the wheels. It turned out that NTB's balancing machine was not calibrated and there was also user error by the operator. To compensate for this frustration, NTB not only gave me a full refund but also paid for the correct wheel balancing done by the mechanic.
wow, that's pretty good service dood!
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im so stumped. i dont have my tools anymore (thought i was done with cars). so checkin this stuff is gettin harder. frustration
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Sounds stupid but check the tire pressure if you haven't already.
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i will, thanks. ill check anything i can, but its hard without tools
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Default Re: shaking problem please help

I'm having the same problem... I went underneath and didn't find anything unusual. I even checked all 4 tires if there's a bald spot, a bubble or anything but couldn't find anything.

My friend said it could be my ball joints...
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my friend had a similar issue. the car would shake at higher speeds. long story short, it turned out to be one of the drive axles.
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Have you been in and accidents were body work would be needed to be changed?

Tires Balanced?

Alignment?

Does it happen when braking if so then might wanna check rotors and or drums?

Also Any bad ball joints inner and or outer tie rod ends and lower and upper control arm? are they all good?
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